Stroke & Stride

I want to offer a little history on my season openers.  I opened the season with a 1500 meter swim followed by a 5K run.  My run time was great and I managed an 8:44 pace.  8:44 is typically not something to brag about, but I was thrilled to be running under 9 minutes/mile.

My swim times continue to be pretty week.  My best 750 meter time to date was 15:12 in 2010.  19:45 would be my worst swim to date, but I actually started 3:24 behind the pack while I fiddled with my goggles.  I would like to swim 30 minutes for 1500 meters and work that down to 26:15 for 1500 meters.

It is also time to start thinking harder about transitions.  If I could get my 3 minute transition down to 1 minute, I will be well poised to break an hour for the 1500 meter – 5K Stroke & Stride.

2009 – 750

19:23/31:10

2010 – 750 then 1500

24:42/34:37

15:12/17:18/30:40

2011 – 750 then 1500

17:28/29:44

17:05/18:53/26:55

2012 – 1500

19:45 (16:21)/18:55/27:02

New goggles: 

Blue Seventy Vision (Black with Blue Mirror, $19.42)

Aqua Sphere Kayenne ($20.93)

Zoggs Predator Flex Polarized ($37.49 + $7.50 shipping).